Ms. Pratibha Saini holds a BCom degree and MCom in International Business Operations from Delhi University and IGNOU along with having cleared UGC NET. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

A Lecturer by profession now, Ms. Pratibha Saini also has an added experience of four years in Accounting, Taxation and Import Documentation in CA firms, Travel firms and Manufacturing Units.

DR. SARWAN K. SAINI

A Social Worker and a Lecturer by profession, Dr. Sarwan Kumar Saini (PhD, MBA, MCom, B.Ed, UGC NET) is teaching at Seth. Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar, Nawalgarh and is the Head of Department for the ABST Faculty. He is an expert in administration, he has won various awards and recognition in this field. He has got more than 8 years of teaching experience and has keen interest in Research.

DR. DAU LAL BOHRA

Dr Dau Lal Bohra holds a PhD in Zoology and is the Head, Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Seth GB Podar College, Nawalgarh. He is also a FABSc Fellow and holds a Certificate in Clinical Microbiology from CVAS, Rajasthan Agriculture University. He has published over 30 research papers and attended several national and international conferences.

He work extensively on vulture conservation, particularly mortality issues along migratory routes across central Asia. He is all too familiar with the repercussions that veterinary drugs such as diclofenac may have upon Gyps vultures, steppes eagles and other vulnerable species. He is also running a UGC minor research project in Bats Biodiversity in Sekhawati region. He also adjoin IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group, Raptor Research Foundation, WCCB, MoeF, New Delhi, IBCN, BNHS any many International research agency. He was part of Multi-Species Action Plan for vulture conservation. He is also trained with extensive application of Molecular Microbiology in DNA-based techniques including PCR, basic immunological methods, including cell culture, analysis of serum antibody and cell mediated immune response with microbes. In 2008-2009, adjoin with for “Vulture Advocacy programme” conflict in BNHS, activity related to the research, conservation and prevention of the possible illegal use of poisons against predators (Diclofenac and other painkiller use for animal treatment), threatening the vulture populations.

Dr. Dau Lal Bohra has also received the Bharat Shiksha Ratna Award (2015) & the Award for Research Excellence (2016).

VISHNU GUPTA

Mr. Vishnu Gupta is working as Principal with Podar GPS School, Nawalgarh. He holds approximate 07 years of experience as Computer Teacher and 5 years’ experience as a Principal. He holds z MCA, ADCA, PGDCA, DCA and CIC degrees / certificates in the field of computer science.

ARATI DAS

Mrs. Arati Das holds an MA in English and M.Ed has been working as Professor of English in Kantikumar Podar Teachers Training College, Nawalgarh since 2014. She has also taught English in various schools. She has attended seminars on different topics like “Women Empowerment” and “Global Warming”.

NITIN SONI

Mr. Nitin Soni has completed his M.C.A. with Honours From RTU, Kota, Rajasthan and is currently working as Assistant Professor at Seth G.B. Podar college, Nawalgarh.

He specializes in Web Technologies, with special focus on PHP web development. Nitin is always ready to learn and teach new technologies in Information Technology sector and has rich experience in the IT industry as a PHP web developer and has developed more than 15 live projects (Foreign and Indian).

NISHANT MATHUR

Nishant Mathur (M.A in History, M.Phil. in AIHC & ARCH, UGC NET) is the Head of Department and Assistant Professor in Department of History in Seth G B Podar College Nawalgarh. He has been teaching History for the last 7 years and is currently pursuing his PhD. During this period, he published two research papers and has attended two national seminars.

MONIKA JANGIR

Ms. Monika Jangir is working in the Department of Zoology in Seth G.B. Podar College,Nawalgarh. She has completed her Masters in Zoology with the First rank and specializes in environmental science from University of Rajasthan & is currently pursuing her PhD from MDS University, Ajmer. She is always ready to attempt new tasks and challenges. She has effective knowledge of practical zoology & is researching on many environmental crises as well.

DR. RASHMI MISHRA

Dr. Rashmi Mishra is a doctorate in Science (Physics). Her doctoral work was on Vibrational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Seth G. B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

After her PhD she had worked as Research Associate at the Center for Energy Studies IIT, Delhi. Her specialization there was on Kinetics of Complex Plasmas. She has also been a Research fellow at the University of Lucknow where she worked on projects under the University Grants Commission (UGC). She has also been taught in the Department of Physics at the University of Lucknow.

She has over 6 years of research experience on APIs, Conducting Polymers, Natural Products and Complex Plasmas. She has attended several seminars, workshops and international conferences. She also has 14 publications in International and National Journals.

DR. JAGDEESH KARWASARA

Dr. Jagdeesh P. Karwasara is the Chief Executive Officer at the Anandilal Podar Trust and the Seth G.B. Podar Teachers Training College, Nawalgarh. He holds PhD in Education and in Political Science in addition to an MPhil in Education and an M.Ed. He has attained MA’s in Philosophy, History, Political Science and Sociology from the University of Rajasthan; in Hindi and Rajasthani Bhasha from Bikaner University; in Music from the Indira University of Music and Fine Arts and in Public Asminstration from VMOU Kota. He also holds a PGDCA from VMOU Kota and a Diploma in Ayuveda and in Bhushan (Music).

He has over 15 years of teaching experience and has been the Director at the Kantikumar R. Podar Institute of Professional Skills, Nawalgarh and has taught at the Sekhawati Bal Vidya Niketan Secondary School, Fatehpur. He is also a PhD guide for students in universities across Rajasthan such as JJT University (Jhunjhunu), Singhania University (Jhunjhunu), IASE University (Sardarshahar) and Bhagwant University (Ajmer).

Dr. Karwasara has attended several seminars in the field of Education and training. He has also won several awards for excellence in teaching over the years during his tenure as an educationist such as the Golden Educationist Award, Eminent Educationist Award, International Gold Star Millennium Award, Award for Teaching Excellence and Bharat Shiksha Shiromani Award to name a few.

DR. H.P. SINGH

Dr. HP Singh holds a Postgraduate degree as an Electronics & Telecommunication engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, an MBA from Osmania University and a PhD in Management Studies from Andhra University.He also holds a Postgraduate degree in Defense & Strategic studies from Madras University.

He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at the Podar Group of Educational Institutions at Nawalgarh, Rajasthan and is looking into the academic and administrative activities in the institutions. He has also in past served as the Director (Commercial & Marketing) for the Central Government PSU, Instrumentation Limited, Kota and was successful in executing some of the national level projects in control & instrumentation.

He has contributed immensely in the domain of research & development & undertaken projects which were innovative & progressive in tune with the changing technologies.He was the Project Officer for development of the First Indigenous Satellite Communication Terminal in India where he worked with scientists of Defense Application Laboratory, Dehradun.He also has a rich teaching and training experience in the Institutes of Engineering, Technology & Management under the Indian Defense & Public sector undertakings of the Government of India.

In addition to this, he has served in the Indian Defense (Navy) for close to 33 years and has a proven track record in various capacities including the leadership role as Commanding officer, Station Commander of a strategic naval establishment and Principal Director of main stream directorates at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense (Navy) in the rank of a Commodore. He has also been the recipient of the Presidential award Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) for his performance of exceptional order in the Navy.

ATUL JOSHI

Mr. Atul Joshi is an All India 12th Rank holder in the Chartered Accountants exam. He is a double graduate in Commerce and Economics from Mumbai University and also holds Bachelor in General Law. He is Founder and CEO of Oyster Capital Management. He advises foreign investors on FDI investments in Infrastructure in India. He is also an angel investor and mentors start‐ups.

Mr. Joshi is a renowned economic policy veteran, an experienced banker with deep understanding of risks with more than 25 years of experience. Most recently he was the Managing Director & CEO of India Ratings & Research (a Fitch Group Company). Earlier he headed Fitch Ratings operations in India and Sri Lanka. Prior to working with the Fitch Rating Group, Mr. Joshi worked in ICICI Bank and ING Vysya Bank in different functions such as Project Finance, International Banking, Financial Institutions Group, Trading desk, Debt Capital Market etc.

Mr. Joshi is accredited with several path breaking financial market innovations and introduction of new products for India in both domestic market as well as offshore markets. He is a member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber. He heads the Economic Policy Committee of IMC and Indo American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Joshi speaks regularly at several conferences in India and internationally. Mr. Joshi has also delivered lectures at some of the prestigious institutions such as NIBM, IIMs, IBS, Symbiosis, KIIT and others.

DR. RUCHI SHARMA

Dr. Ruchi Sharma holds a BSc in Biotechnology, MBA in International Business from the University of Rajasthan. She then went on to do her PhD from the University of Rajasthan as well. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

A Social Worker and a Lecturer by profession, Dr. Ruchi Sharma is an expert in Marketing and has various won awards and recognitions all over India. She has got more than 8 years of teaching experience with institutions across Rajasthan including SSG Pareek Postgraduate Girls College (Jaipur, University Maharani College (Jaipur) and Vishwa Bharti Postgraduate College (Sikkar). In addition to this she also has a keen interest in Research.

MAJOR GENERAL YASH N. SHARMA (VETERAN)

Major General Yash Narain Sharma (Veteran) joined the Indian Army in 1973 while he was in his BSc 2nd year at St Stephens College, Delhi University. He was commissioned into Army Air Defense Corps. Thereafter he held important command and staff appointments which provided him with wide and varied experience and developed him as a leader of substance. Upon retirement after 38 years of service, he had earned an MSc in Defense Studies from Madras University and an MPhil in Defense & Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Bai University, Indore.

He has had close association with the field of Education. Apart from his experience as an instructor in Training establishments of the Army, he has been the Chairman of a Kendriya Vidyalya.He was also instrumental as the first head the Project Foundation Team for setting up of the Indian National Defense University. He is currently the Vice President (Human Resource) at by Kohinoor Group based out of Mumbai.

BHASKAR SOM

Bhaskar has over 20 years’ experience in consulting in the areas of corporate advisory, risk management, strategy formulation, project feasibility, activity based costing, quantitative modeling and training. Bhaskar started his career as a forex trader, then worked as a credit rating analyst at ICRA Ltd, later moved to PwC Ltd and subsequently, rejoined ICRA’s Advisory services (later renamed IMaCS) where he headed several practice areas during his decade-long stint, including quantitative analytics, risk management and BFSI sector. Bhaskar later worked as an advisor with Feedback Infrastructure, assisting them in setting up their financial advisory services, before joining India Ratings as Director – Financial Institutions. Currently, Bhaskar is the Country Head of IRR Advisory Services, a sister concern of India Ratings. Bhaskar has designed risk management frameworks and credit risk models for a number of banks in India and abroad. On behalf of IFC, he has conducted several credit risk training workshops for bankers in the Indian sub-continent and has trained over 250 bankers. Bhaskar holds a PGDM from IIM, Calcutta (1994) and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Madras (1992).

CHINAR DESHPANDE

Mr. Chinar Deshpande is a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and holds a Double Master in Business Administration (USA) and Computer Science (USA). After a fulfilling and impactful stint in the IT sector, Mr. Deshpande is now CEO of Millennium Sports Management, an organization which is poised to be a game-changer in Indian Sports Industry. With over 23 years of enriching experience as a technology leader; Mr. Deshpande has spearheaded various complex and innovative IT initiatives with direct business impact. Mr. Deshpande has also featured in many magazines such as Network Computing, CIO Magazine, Computer Express, Business World, The CTO forum, RIS News (US), Economic Times, Times of India, etc. He has also received many awards such as Rashtriya Udyog Ratna, Quality Brands, CIO 100 to name a few. He is also a guest lecturer for imparting his knowledge in the field of “IT in Retail” at Management Institutes.

DEEPCHAND KUMAWAT

Mr. Kumawat has pursued his Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing & Human Resource Management. He has 5 years of work experience in the industry and 3 years of teaching experience. Mr. Kumawat is currently an Assistant professor at R.A. Podar Institute of Management Studies. He has been teaching subjects in the Management curriculum focusing more on Human Resource Management, Marketing Management as well as Risk and Insurance Management. Mr. Kumawat was the Head of Department (Management) at the Mahatma Gandhi P.G. College. Prior to his entry into the field of academics, he has held various senior level positions in companies such as Kotak Direct & Bharti Axa Life Insurance.

GAURI DESHPANDE

Ms. Gauri Deshpande is a Bachelor in Pharmacy and holds a Master in Business Administration. She is the Founder and President of Kiwi Consulting which provides Image and Brand Transformation services to individuals and corporates. Ms. Deshpande has over 15 years of corporate experience in various leadership roles and a successful entrepreneurial venture of running an IT and management consulting Company. Ms. Deshpande is on the Board of directors at Millennium Sports Management. She is responsible for the ‘Grooming and Image Coaching’ of players, coaches, and senior management of the company. Ms. Deshpande has exposure of working in a variety of industry verticals ranging from multi – national pharma companies to management consulting companies.

LISA STHALEKAR

Lisa Sthalekar is an all-rounder who retired from International Cricket in 2013. Lisa made her debut for Australia in 2001 and has been part of 4 successful World Cup victories with the last one being held in India, 2013. During her time with the Australian team she was vice-captain from 2006 – 2008 and had the privilege of captaining her country for a few matches. Lisa is the first player in women’s cricket history to have scored over 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets.

Apart from representing her Country and State Lisa published her autobiography “Shaker” which she launched in India in March 2012. Off the field, Lisa is still heavily involved in cricket, as a specialist coach with the Australian women’s team and the NSW Breakers. In addition to her coaching, Lisa was recently was a part of the Indian Premier League as a commentator throughout the tournament, after a successful summer back home in Australia commentating with the ABC Grandstand commentary team for Test and One-Day International Matches.

Lisa is also the first female appointed on the Australian Cricketers Association Executive committee and the Co-founder of the Women’s ICL that looks to create opportunity, performance and education through the vehicle of cricket both on and off the field.

MOLOY S. CHAKRAVORTY

Mr. Chakravorty is a dynamic and result oriented professional with nearly 22 years of extensive experience in Branding & Marketing with profit accountability across Corporate & Development sectors. He is currently working as General Manager- New Ventures, India and Nigeria for J M Chanrai Group. Mr. Chakravorty has completed his Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Master of Science in Biochemistry. He also holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and is currently pursuing his Doctorate degree in Corporate Social Responsibility in India with special focus on Health and Education sectors. Mr. Chakravorty is part of the visiting faculty at the prestigious Welingkar Institute of Management and other leading business schools in Mumbai. He teaches management students subjects such as Healthcare Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing Management and Strategic Management.

DR. PUNAM MISHRA

Dr. Punam Mishra is a post-graduate with a specialization in Marketing. She has been awarded a Ph.D. on the topic “Financial Appraisal of Mutual Funds Industry in India” from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She also holds a MBA degree and a UGC-NET (Management). She is currently teaching as a Assistant Professor – Marketing at JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur.

She has about 9 years of working experience both in the industry as well as in academics. She has been teaching post-graduate and doctorate level students of business management and rural management for the last eight years, with the focus area of marketing and micro-economics. She has held various administrative positions like Head of the Department (Marketing) and Faculty Coordinator in her academic career. She has presented her research work in a number of national and international conferences. She has published various research articles in International and National Journals. She has participated and organized various MDPs, FDPs, seminars, conferences and workshops. Prior to JK Lakshmipat University she was teaching at FMS-IRM, Jaipur. She has co-edited FMS-IRM’s publication series on “Changing Paradigms of Business in India-Texts & Cases” and also co-edited FMS-IRM’s program compendium “SPARDHA-12”, published by Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. Her area of interest for Research, Training and Consultancy includes consumer behaviour, customer engagement and retention strategies, service quality delivery, branding, target market strategy and digital marketing.

CA RAJENDRA BOLYA

CA Rajendra Bolya is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He has 25 years of experience in the field of Finance. He is currently the Director at Podar Advisory and Consulting Enterprise Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Bolya is responsible for managing and leading the Finance team, and for the day to day management of the financial reporting, accounting and payroll processes. He plays a vital role in interpreting financial information and data, analyzing the on-going profitability of all ventures entered into by the company and ensuring that strong financial controls and procedures are in place.

DR. SUNITA DUBE

Dr Sunita Dube is a philanthropist, dynamic Radiologist and the founder & Chairperson of MedscapeIndia. She is a pioneer in establishing a unique and one of its kind nonprofit organization which brings all medical specialty bodies and organizations together on a common platform to inculcate a culture of holistic and fair healthcare system in the country. Dr Sunita Dube, the Director of Aryans Group of Hospitals started compassionate efforts to provide basic healthcare and education for marginalized people of the society through MedscapeIndia; a unit of Aryan Medical and Educational Trust.

She is proactively involved in social and charitable causes and has received many awards like the Maharashtra Gaurav 2009 Award, the Uttar Pradesh Ratna in 2008 and the Karmveer Purshkar as a Noble laureate doctor in 2010. She has also been awarded with the Women Achiever Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 and the Pride of Nation award in 2012.

She has raised her voice on research done by Medscape India and concluded that the requirement and provision of Healthcare services has massive infrastructural issues which affect the functioning of basic essential healthcare system in the country.

CA VENUGOPAL KAIMAL

Venugopal Kaimal is a Chartered Accountant by training and has worked with leading accounting and consulting firms in India. He has held senior management positions in Indian pharmaceutical companies both in the MNC and domestic sectors. He has been associated with B2B Network Ventures Pvt. Ltd. in promoting business opportunities in Netherlands, the Caribbean, Africa and other parts of the world. He brings to Young Scholars Inc experience of mentoring students and employees aspiring for Post-Graduate learning in India and abroad. Mr Kaimal expects to spend as much time and effort as it takes to guide undergraduates to participate meaningfully and effectively in the various projects on offer with the program.

ABHISHEK SHEKHAWAT

Highly creative, entrepreneurial, self motivated Sports Management Professional. He has an excellent track record, and is acclaimed for turning around sport business.

Abhishek Shekhawat received his Coach accreditation by Cricket Australia in 2011. Abhishek is currently associated with Sports Education Development India Ltd. as General Manager – Franchisee & Game Development.

He is proficiently heading the Cricket Australia’s Cricket Education Program centres in India under Cricket India Academy. He is a qualified coach educator to train the coaches and plan the career path of players at grassroot level while finding better options of coaching and opportunities for them. With his passion to develop sports at grassroots level he ensures that highest standards of coaching and training are maintained for the players and increases and develops awareness and acceptance of the game within the community, clubs and schools.

Abhishek maintains a popular blog on sports and is passionate about teaching sports management, coaching, umpiring and game development and if often sought as a mentor.

SHALINI DWIVEDI

Ms. Shalini Dwivedi holds a BA and MA (Psychology) from Lucknow University, a BEd from the Army Institute of Education.

Her core skill sets include research, problem solving, quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail and excellent time management skills. It is her profound knowledge of psychology, communication skills and ability to teach which helps her to work with students of different aptitude and skills and mix with them effortlessly. She is well versed with creating effective teaching methods and has the ability to plan, collect and deliver course material for her classes. It is her understanding of psychology with an ability to impart the knowledge effectively that helps her to inspire students to achieve desired results.

FR. SHAIJU JOSEPH

Fr Shaiju Joseph is the founding director of St Pauls Institute of Communication Education (SPICE), a fast growing media school in Mumbai. He is an industry certified professional in Public Relations and Media Management from the Press Club of Mumbai.

He did his Bachelors in Arts from Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada and Bachelors in Philosophy and Theology from Bangalore and Pune respectively. He is currently pursuing Media Management, MA, at Westminster University, London. He did his specialization in 3D animation, video editing and graphic designing from Mumbai and Bangalore. He has also co-directed three short films produced under St Pauls Audio-visuals, Mumbai.

R.P.S. RATHORE

Mr. R.P.S Rathore, did his MA and MPhil (English) from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur; and Post Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of English (PGDTE) from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.

He has been teaching English, both language and literature, at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh for over three decades at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and is currently heading the Department at the same college. He has also guided Research scholars who are pursuing their MPhil degree.

He has authored two books, one on English Grammar and another on the cultural aspects of the Shekhawati Haveli Paintings, which are an open art gallery of the world. He has also published several book-reviews and articles in various journals/periodicals. A bi-lingual, Mr Rathore has translated a novel and several stories from Hindi into English and vice versa and has also been the Chief Editor of the College Magazine and other publications.

SOHIL MAJUMDAR

Mr. Sohil Majumdar earned his BSc and MSC degree in Mathematics from University of Mumbai, India. And then went to USA and earned my MS in Mathematics from University of North Texas.

He has worked as an Adjunct Faculty for Mathematics at University of North Texas and North Central Texas College. He is currently is teaching Mathematics, Statistics and Introductory Science at Richmond University, the American International University in London and Engineering Mathematics at University of Derby (London Branch).

DR. SUSHEELA SHARMA

Dr. Susheela Sharma is a M.Sc. Gold-Medalist in Organic Chemistry from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She was awarded a PhD. on the topic “Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System” by the University of Rajasthan. She presently serves as the Principal of Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

After being selected for UGC-JRF, she served as a Teaching Assistant for 2 years at Shri Kalyan Govt. College, Sikar. Prior to joining Sobhasaria Group of Institutions, Sikar she gained 4 years of experience as Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate in NEERI, CSIR Lab and SMS Medical College, Jaipur. During her 17 years long tenure as a Professor at Sobhasaria Group of Institutions, she gained administrative experience as the Dean (Admissions & Examinations) and Registrar of the institute and discharged her duties as officiating Principal.

On the academic and research front, she has over 23 years of experience wherein she has examined various PhD Theses and Synopses. She has 24 research articles to her name in various national and international journals. Apart from this, she has been a part of 7 technical workshops and conferences and organized the Pollution Awareness Workshop on Techno-Scientific and Social Perspectives.

YASH MEHROTRA

Mr. Yash Mehrotra holds a master’s degree in Laser and Plasma Physics from the University of Mumbai and a Diploma in Cyber Law from the Asian School of Cyber Laws and Government Law College, Mumbai. He is also certified by Microsoft and Shiron Satellite Communications Ltd. (now Elbit Systems Ltd.), Israel. In addition to this, he is also a qualified ‘Master Trainer’ certified by Dynamic Learning Services (Australia) to deliver soft skill programs in areas including Launching your Job Campaign, Teamwork & Team Building, Planning & Organizing, Communication, Workplace Etiquette, Self-management, Problem Solving & thinking out of the box, Business Ethics and Technology. Furthermore, he is also a Cricket Australia accredited Community Cricket Coach.

He is the President of Podar Advisory & Consulting Enterprise Pvt. Ltd; Director, Podar InfoTech & Entertainment Ltd.; Director, Podar Eduspace Pvt. Ltd.; and Advisor, Fourth Dimension International Ltd. With over 16 years of experience in varied businesses, including Education, Sport, Advisory and IT & Communication. He has worked on a wide array of projects in several countries around the world including Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Canada, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname Switzerland, UAE, UK and USA.

His core competency include market analysis and research skills with an ability to develop new businesses, products and markets keeping in mind the emerging trends. In addition to this he also possess managerial as well as technical skills acquired while handled cross functional responsibilities of Business Development, Marketing, Brand Management, Project Management, Feasibility Study and Strategic Planning throughout his professional career.

He is also often sought after as a speaker and has delivered several career related seminars for students in various colleges and institutions in topics such as ‘Let’s get Job Ready’, ‘Effective Communication Strategies’ and ‘Talent vs Skills’ to name a few.

KUMAR VISHAL KANT

Mr. Kumar Vishal Kant holds a BSc (Mathematics Hons), BEd (Mathematics and Physics), MSc (Mathematics) and an MTech (Computer Science and Technology). He is also currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology from JNU, New Delhi. He is keen on creating a challenging and engaging learning environment in which students can become life-long scholars and learners and is currently the Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

He has the experience of teaching at various education institutions in New Delhi such as Swami Shraddhanand College, Rajdhani College and Sai Institute of Management & Technology. In addition to this, he has also attended several International Seminars on Computer Science.

DR. MUKTAK SHARMA

Dr. Muktak Sharma holds a B.Com, M.Com, PGDBM (Business Management) and a PhD. He is a specialist in law with 6 years of experience at the High Court – Jaipur, Rajasthan and has completed his LLB and LLM from University of Rajasthan. He has 11 years of teaching experience in the field of Commerce at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. He has also attended National Conferences in Human Resource Management: Challenges, Opportunities and their Relevance in Indian Society and the Changing Scenario of Business Management and Finance in India.

ANANNT SHARMA

Mr. Anannt Sharma holds a BSc, BEd, MSc in Biotechnology, MBA in Human Resource Management, MA in English, MCom and an MPhil in English. He is also currently pursuing his PhD in Biotechnology and has submitted his thesis at Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University. He is keen to educational background and skills to impart knowledge to learners by using modern and traditional approaches to developing their skills. He is currently associated as a Lecturer in GPS Podar and Seth G. B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

With over 9 years of experience, in past he has held various roles in academia including that of a Proctor, Training & Placement officer, Deputy Controller of Examination, Assistant Director (Education), HOD, Assistant Professor, Assistant Registrar, Lecturer and a School teacher. He has worked with several education institutions across Rajasthan such as the Shekhawati Group of Institution, the Shekhawati Engineering College, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Shekhawati English Medium Public school, and Oxford High School.

He has also had research papers published in International and National Journals, and has also presented and published papers in UGC, CSIR & DST sponsored International & National Conferences. He is also a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal for Management & Technology Research. Besides this, he has also attended several conferences, seminars & workshops.

RAJESH VERMA

Mr. Rajesh Verma is a Training & Placement professional from Rajasthan, India. He holds a B.Com and MSc in Personnel Management from Pune University, and an MA (First class) from Vinayaka Mission University. He is currently working as Training and Placement Officer at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh and is involved in providing students training in personality development, soft skills and assistance in placements.

In past, he was also involved in working at the Shekhawati Engineering College, Rajasthan as a Training & Placement Officer, Assistant Professor (Dept.-English and Management) & Personality Development Trainer.He also has a rich and valuable industry experience in the field of Recruitment and has worked with top multinationals and firms in the ITES and Consulting sector such as IBM, Zenith Management Consultants, Ventura India, Convergys India Services to name a few. He also has the experience of handling the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) project in Logistics at Infotech Nawalgarh.

DR. PAWAN SHARMA

Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma, holds an M.A. from the University of Rajasthan, M.Phil. from Maharaja Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jaipur and a Ph.D. in English from Mody University, Lakshmangarh. He is an active and dynamic researcher who is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of English at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh. He was previously teaching at Vishwa Bharti Postgraduate College, Sikkar.

He has published several research papers and articles in National and International journals, chapters in Edited Books, Anthologies and Journals and has supervised several research papers. Besides being on the Editorial board of several national and International Journals, he has also attended several National seminars and conferences.

RAKESH KUMAR

Mr. Rakesh Kumar is a senior Lecturer with more than 6 years experience in the field of IT.He holds a BSc, an MTech in Computer Science and an MSc in IT from the University of Rajasthan. After having the experience of working within the IT industry in software development, he is currently teaching at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh from the last 6 years.

MUKESH KUMAR SAINI

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Saini is a qualified IT expert and holds a BCA and MSc (IT) in Computer Applications. He secured the 8th rank in the University of Rajasthan in his MSc. He has over two years experience as an Assistant Professor working at Seth G.B. Podar College, Nawalgarh.

DINESH N. JOSHI

With a background in real estate investments, corporate advisory and infrastructure, Mr. Dinesh N. Joshi holds a BCom degree from Mumbai University and an MBA degree Richmond College (now Richmond, the American International University in London), London.

He holds positions at various companies in the infrastructure sector. He is the Co-promoter of SatyaGiri Shipping Co. Ltd., A company promoting water transport and developing marine infrastructure, in particular in Maharashtra and Gujarat ; and the Promoter and Managing Director of Enterprise Infrastructure (P) Ltd. – A company focussing on road infrastructure and a pioneer in the use of alternative construction methods for the construction of roads. He has business interests in India, Netherlands and the Caribbean region.

He is also an Independent Director on the Board of Unity Infraprojects Ltd, one of the fastest growing infrastructure companies in India, active in road construction, water infrastructure and constructing buildings as well as the Chairman of the Board of Director’s Audit Committee. In addition to this, he is also an Executive Council Member of FICCI Maharashtra State Council, Trustee of Shri Kalbadevi Mandir Trust and the Former Co-Chairman of the Infrastructure & Housing Committee of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC).

RAYNA MEHTA

Ms. Rayna Mehta has completed her BA in Psychology from Jai Hind College (India), MSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience from Durham University (UK), a Certificate in Music Therapy – Chennai School of Music Therapy (India) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counseling from St. Xaviers College (India). She is also a former JN Tata Scholar.

In addition to the academic knowledge, she has a vast range of experience in teaching and training and is currently working as a Psychologist at the JB Petit High School for Girls, Mumbai. She has also been a volunteer in capacity of a teacher, Music Therapist or a Psychologist at various Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in India and the UK such as Aapulaki Special School, ADAPT, Seva Sadan Society, Apun Ka Club, Our Children India, Akanksha Foundation, Salvation Army (UK), Dyke House School (UK), Shincliff Village Primary School (UK) and has also completed an observationship at Dr. Y.A. Matcheswala Counseling Centre.

She has participated and won awards at several intercollegiate debates and competitions in the field of Psychology. She has also written and published research papers in an array of topics relating to her field and has also participated in several national and international level seminars and research conferences in areas relating to Child Psychology and Life Skills Education to gain an in-depth knowledge in those fields.

TONY STONE

Mr. Tony Stone has worked as a secondary teacher in South Australia for 16 years, specialising in science and mathematics.He spent the last 5 years in leadership roles including Assistant Principal and Acting Campus Principal. During this time Tony was appointed Chief Examiner in Geology by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of SA (SSABSA).

He then worked for 12 months with the Australian Student Traineeship Foundation, and was instrumental in setting up VET in Schools programs in South Australia, before setting up his own training company, ASC Training & Development. Celebrating 21 years in the VET sector, ASC T&D is recognised as one of the most reputable Registered Training Organisations in South Australia, delivering nationally recognised qualifications in Leadership, Project Management, Work Health Safety and Training and Assessment.

As Managing Director, he considers it important to have a presence in the classroom/training environment and he continues to deliver specialised training in leadership, management and ‘Train the Trainer’.

MARTIN GLEESON

Mr. Martin Gleeson is the Region General Manager for AFL Goulburn Murray, based in Shepparton, Victoria and is responsible for the strategic governance of Australian Rules Football in the Goulburn Murray region including League Operations and Club and Game Development.

Following his academic studies completing a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), Associate Diploma in International Marketing and a Master of Sports Business, Martin has over 16 years of practical experience in sports management at the local, state, national and international levels including full time development and managerial roles at Cricket Victoria, Cricket Australia and International Cricket Council.

Before returning to Australia in May 2013, Martin completed a three year stint in India as the first Chief Executive Officer for Sports Education Development India Ltd where he was charged with the responsibility of establishing a start up company delivering sports education programs and academies under a franchise model.

A keen traveller and part time photographer Martin has a strong strategic vision and is passionate about the positive impact sport has in the community, for participants and for volunteers and supporters.

PREMLATA DHATWALIA

Ms. Premlata Dhatwalia is a graduate in Science and holds a MA degree in English Literature from Garhwal University, Srinagar and a Bachelor of Education degree from Jammu University with her core teaching subjects being English and Science. She is currently the Principal of the Snehalata K Podar Tiny Toddler School, Nawalgarh.

She has about 16 years of teaching experience in C.B.S.E schools in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. She was the member of the editorial team for three years while teaching in the Dalhousie Public School (DPS) and was the Chief Editor of the School magazine. She had assisted students of DPS Dalhousie on an invitation from NASA, USA in the year December 2012. She has attended several seminars and workshops on C.C.E (Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation) in the past.

ALOK DUBEY

Mr. Alok Dubey holds a BSc in Chemistry, a Diploma in Training and Development from Indian Institute of Training and Development and is pursuing his Master Instructional Designer Program from the Association for Talent Development (ATD). He is currently the Area Training Manager (Vaccines & Oncology) at GSK Pharmaceuticals.

He has been involved in a successful leadership role in Learning and Development space focusing on building capabilities of potential group/individual through supporting, guiding and directing them towards execution of strategies, processes and systems. He also assists to train, coach and facilitate the sales force and line management to influence customer’s buying pattern/behavior and to enable them to establish long term business relationship with customers in line with the long term corporate objectives and values. In addition to this, Mr. Dubey is also working towards building capabilities of individuals, thus helping them to do their jobs better and to achieve and exceed organizational objectives.

He is also a content developer, an E learning Expert and a Super User for LMS (myLearning).

SHAGUN MITTAL

Shagun specializes in the areas of competitiveness and capacity building, having worked in banks like Societe Generale CIB and IDBI Bank Ltd before joining IRR Advisory. Shagun has worked across domains, including risk management, industry research, credit appraisal, credit research, IT operation management etc.
Shagun has co-authored various research articles on risk management in banking sector and on the Indian economy. Shagun has also been a part of building social media campaign strategies for multiple start-ups in end consumer driven
segments like skin care and interior lifestyles products. Shagun has earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Christ University, Bangalore.

DAMODAR P. SHARMA

Mr. Sharma is a graduate in Commerce and holds a Masters degree in Commerce with a specialization in Management. Mr. Sharma has close to 31 years of experience in teaching. He is currently the Vice Principal and a lecturer at Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College, Nawalgarh. He has attended several refresher courses related to Management. Mr. Sharma has written a thesis on “Organization and working of the Rajasthan Housing Board.”Apart from this, he has actively taken part and held various positions in the NSS and NCC units of the college. Mr. Sharma has received many awards such as the ‘Best Teacher’ award by Lions Club International, The ‘Rastra Savi’ award by the district administration for excellent services as the associate NCC officer.

DAMODAR P. SHARMA

Mr. Sharma is a graduate in Commerce and holds a Masters degree in Commerce with a specialization in Management. Mr. Sharma has close to 31 years of experience in teaching. He is currently the Vice Principal and a lecturer at Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College, Nawalgarh. He has attended several refresher courses related to Management. Mr. Sharma has written a thesis on “Organization and working of the Rajasthan Housing Board.”Apart from this, he has actively taken part and held various positions in the NSS and NCC units of the college. Mr. Sharma has received many awards such as the ‘Best Teacher’ award by Lions Club International, The ‘Rastra Savi’ award by the district administration for excellent services as the associate NCC officer.

DR. NORMAN D. HALL

Dr. Norman D. Hall graduated from Greenville College in 1987 with a double major in Biology and Sociology. He went on to receive a Master of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and a Doctorate in Education from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Dr. Hall has a passion for engaging students and maximizing students’ collegiate experience. He has worked at Southern Illinois University, University of California Santa Barbara, Ashland University, and Azusa Pacific University. He is currently the Sr. Advisor to President for Alumni Relations & Vice President for International Affairs at Greenville College.

GREG McCULLOUGH

Mr Greg McCullough is the Director at Dynamic Learning Services (DLS) in Australia and has been involved in education and vocational training for over 35 years. Greg was involved in teaching in Secondary schools for 15 years and then was employed by the NSW State Government to implement Vocational Education into NSW schools. He has also had experience lecturing at university and TAFE institutions in Australia.

He has established and managed successful Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) both within Australia and overseas with a core business to deliver accredited training in specific areas of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector to persons wishing to enter the workforce and for employers wishing to up-skill existing workers. Many of the programs have articulation into higher education. This includes both accredited and non-accredited training programs. Courses include Hospitality, Business Administration, Management, Real Estate, Aged Care, Retail, Process & Competitive Manufacturing, Workplace Health & Safety (WHS), Training & Assessment and courses specific to the mining sector and Career Transition.

In Australia he has helped DLS establish networks with the government entities, RTO’s and the business community and has successfully applied for tenders under state and Federal initiations and continues to do so.DLS today has been running their programs in several countries besides Australia including China, India, Russia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, United Kingdom to name a few.

ADITYA TODANKAR

Aditya specializes in financial and business analysis, with special focus on the media industry. Before joining IRR Advisory, Aditya worked with Zee Entertainment and Gracenote (formerly known as What’s on India) where he reviewed channel mappings for digital-analog-LC1 market and analyzed variance reports and tracker reports for Arabsat and Peel. Aditya has completed his MBA-Finance from Rustomjee Business School and B. Com from M.L. Dahanukar College of Commerce.

ANKIT KHOKHANI

Ankit’s core strengths lie in the areas of credit assessment, financial statement analysis and risk analysis. Ankit has completed more than 150 credit assessment and financial evaluation cases for several PSU banks, global OEMs and various institutions in the BFSI space. Ankit has also authored several research reports and sector reports for multiple clients. Prior to joining IRR Advisory, Ankit was working with Denip Consultants Pvt. Ltd. as an equity research analyst. Ankit holds a MMS (finance) from Mumbai University and Bachelors in Management Studies from Mumbai University.

MURALI BALAKRISHNAN

Murali (MA Economics – Mumbai University, MMM-NMIMS, Mumbai), has over 20 years’ experience across diverse industries, including healthcare, logistics and financial services. Murali started his career in the Bombay Dyeing group company marketing Orthopaedic Implants. Subsequently he moved to Blue Dart where he spent 10 years selling Domestic Air Cargo solutions across industries. Subsequently, he has been consulting on risk management solutions and corporate strategy in the automobile and NBFC segments.

SANIL PAREKH

Sanil, a Management Consultant, specializes in the areas of human resource management and risk analysis. As part of developing excellence in human resource management, Sanil has completed several assignments on human resource
management from Harvard Business Review (HBR). Prior to joining IRR Advisory, Sanil was working with ICICI Securities Ltd. as an equity advisor wherein he was associated with advising on equity, fund management and wealth creation. Sanil holds a MMS – finance from Mumbai University and Bachelors of Commerce from Jai Hind College.

R BALARAMAN

Balaraman, an Economics Graduate from Chennai University, has over two decades of varied experience in Administration and Business Development of Training covering South and East India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka regions.
Balaraman has handled more than 200 clients across India/ Sri Lanka/ Bangladesh covering Banks, NBFCs, Government Sector and Corporate clients regarding their training requirements. Prior to joining IRR Advisory, key
companies that he has worked include OTIS Elevator India Limited, CRISIL Limited and India Ratings & Research. Balaraman is in the board of SME Value Advisors.

MRIDULA GOPALAN

Mridula focusses on doing due-diligence studies and project feasibility reports on the education sector at IRR Advisory. Prior to joining IRR Advisory, she was working with ICICI Securities as an Equity Advisor wherein she was providing
portfolio management solutions to HNI clients. She pursued her PGDM Finance from SIES College of Management Studies and Bachelors of Commerce from SIES College of Commerce and Economics (Mumbai University, wherein she authored a paper on ‘Interest Rate Futures and Risk management’.

Aaditya is the General Manager, Finance at Premier Consultants and Traders. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, a diploma in Tax Management and is further pursuing his career with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K.

He has an experience of 16+ years in the field of accountancy and finance, and is responsible for all accounting work upto finalization, with Compliances of statutory filings of Income Tax, Service Tax & MVAT. He also provides MIS Reports with Budget Comparisons and analysis.

DR. SUZANNE A . DAVIS

Suzanne Allison Davis currently serves at Greenville College as Chief of Staff, In-HouseLegal Counsel, and Assistant Volleyball Coach. After graduating from Greenville College in 2000, Suzanne went on to the University of Illinois for her Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctorate degrees. Before assuming her current position at Greenville College, Suzanne practiced law at a general practice law firm in Tuscola, Illinois; taught at Eastern Illinois University in the School of Business; and was a professor in the Business Management Department at Greenville College.

Deep N Mukherjee

Deep N Mukherjee is currently Senior Director, Western India Head of Corporate Ratings with India Ratings & Research, a Fitch Group company. He has over 11 years of experience in Risk Management and Credit Assessment. Prior to his current role, he was with the structured finance group with Fitch. Deep was earlier with American Express where he was heading the quantitative corporate credit evaluation team within the Institutional Risk Management Team. Deep is also a visiting faculty in finance with IIM, Kolkata where he takes courses in Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Commodity Finance, Enterprise Risk Management and Biases in Decision Making. He has done his graduation in engineering from IIT, Kharagpur (B.Tech, 1999) and has obtained his management degree from IIM Lucknow (PGDM, 2002).

DR. MICHAEL RITTER

Doctor of Business Administration in Marketing from Anderson University (IN), 2015

Master of Business Administration in Finance from University of Illinois, 2003

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Greenville College, 1999

Areas of expertise:

Marketing

Finance

Higher Education

Mathematical Modeling

JANE BELLl

BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Professor Deloy Cole, is the chair of the Digital Media Department. His M.S. is from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois. He has extensive experience in the world of technology. He has worked for two software engineering firms, and worked as Chief Advocate to Hewlett-Packard for the International HP Professional Association (50,000 members). Also, he has extensive consulting experience with computers and technology. He has held positions as a programmer, systems analyst, research & development manager, system and network administrator, and director of Information Technology. He joined the faculty at Greenville College in 1999. Among the courses taught by Prof. Cole are: Intro to Digital Media, Intro to Programming, Database Processing, Systems Analysis & Design, Managing Technical People, Autonomous Robotics, Applied IT Lab, WWW Programming, Digital Integration Experience (GC Papyrus) and Digital Media Seminar. He has been involved leading overseas missions to both India and Venezuela, the later was a missions trip though his company to assist schools upgrade their computer facilities.

DR. BRIAN T. HARTLEY

Dr. Hartley serves as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Theology at Greenville College. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Saint Louis University and has done additional graduate study at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Hartley was named a Scholar-in-Residence at the Collegeville Institute at Saint John’s University, Minnesota, in 2006, where he lectured on Elizabethan Ecclesiology. He holds membership in the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Wesleyan Theological Society, the Order of St. Luke, and serves as chair and convener of the section on “Preaching” in the North Academy of Liturgy. His primary research interests include: Worship and Preaching, Preaching and Media, the History of the Church, and the Book as Theological Artifact.

Motichand Maloo

Mr. Maloo holds a Double Masters Degree in Business Administration. He also holds a Bachelor of Law Degree and a Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management. He has around 35 years of teaching experience and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is currently the Executive Director at the Anandilal Podar Trust in Nawalgarh which includes a multi faculty P.G College, Teacher Training College, Senior Secondary Schools, (Hindi and English Medium Affiliated to BSER, Ajmer and CBSE, New Delhi) Primary School, Tiny Toddler School, Boys and Girls Hostel Public Park are a few to name. Mr. Maloo has attended four refresher courses at Academic Staff Colleges of University of Rajasthan and JNV University, Jodhpur on the issues of Commerce and Management.

Shobana Anand

Ms Shobana Anand is currently associated as a consultant with domestic and multinational companies. She worked in rating business as Head of Corporate Ratings and led a team of analysts successfully. Shobana has over 20 years of experience in the banking, financial services and consulting domain. Shobana consults with various SMEs and private organisations in their risk management, sales support and new business development side. She consults on infrastructure project structuring with state governments, multilaterals such as the World Bank and other private organisations. She is a trainer and has conducted trainings for various banks, financial institutions and corporates on credit and related topics with very good feedback. Shobana has done her graduation from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She is also a Chevening Scholar and was selected by the UK foreign office for the Indian women in Leadership and Management programme (2004). She is a very eloquent speaker and keeps the participants well engaged.